Teacher, writer, and explorer of this wonderfully whacky world.

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Greetings, Pitch Warriors! Welcome to my little nook of the web. Feel free to take a look around, but you’ll probably to notice one teensy thing: my post frequency majorly dropped about a year ago. And for good reason. I’ve…

This week, I had the honour of attending a good friend’s wedding. She’s a teacher, too, and although most of our students would be able to tell you that she subs for me when she doesn’t have a contract, and…

This has been the most epic of moves. We knew that we’d be in for some adventures when we bought a pre-construction condo two years ago, but it’s easy to ignore what that actually means when you’re focusing on quartz…

Gayle Forman – one of the authors I recommended over here – has challenged the Internet to think. She’s challenged us to ponder our experiences and contemplate the moments that have shaped us – the brief snippets of time where…

Calling my year “difficult” would be an example of understatement. Between months of strike action and preparing for a major move, 2014 has been a challenge. I haven’t always liked what I was facing. In fact, I sometimes wished that…

Teaching grade 8s is always entertaining. But teaching linear grade 8 classes – getting to see the kids all year long, in the same environment – is a different kind of fascinating. See, they’re in the big time now. High…

With the announcement that Vince Ready, the mediator, declared an impasse in today’s talks between the BCTF and BCSPEA, emotions are high – on both sides. But here’s the thing. I really only understand one side: the side of public…

Let’s talk about teachers’ volunteer hours. Because, yesterday, we were informed that although we’re locked out – that is, told by the employer that we aren’t permitted to work – we’ve been invited in to set up our classrooms and…